“These seven young men all have bright futures ahead them,” McDonough said. “We wanted to continue to get more athletic, more physical and continue to get left-handed from an offensive standpoint, and we were able to accomplish that with this group. We also needed to bring in arms that have upside and the ability to come in on Day 1 and make an impact and were able to that as well.”

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Dundee-Crown 52, Joliet West 48: The Tigers were led by Jazz Evans
(26 points) in the Oak Lawn Holiday Invite.

Weygandt in NCAA III title game: Lincoln-Way West graduate Evan Weygandt plays for the No. 1 ranked University of Mount Union (14-0), who meets No. 2 Mary Hardin-Baylor (14-0) in the NCAA Division III championship game at the Stagg Bowl at 6 p.m. on Friday in Shenandoah, Texas.

The unbeaten Purple Raiders, who own the nation’s longest winning streak at 29 games, advanced to the Stagg Bowl for the 21st time since 1993 and have a record 13 national titles.

COLLEGE WRESTLING

JJC at Triton invite: Adrian Cervantes went 3-1 and took second at the Kraft Tournament while Joel Swanson was fourth and Nick Dado won four matches to place sixth.